Roger Hill
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Roger Hill is an American
actor
who played Cyrus in the 1979 cult classic The Warriors. Hill has had parts in One Life to Live
and The Education of Sonny Carson
before The Warriors. He now works in a Manhattan business college library. In 2006, Hill filed a lawsuit of $250,000 against Take-Two for using his voice and depiction
in The Warriors video game.
He claimed that it would not have been difficult for Take-Two to pay, since the game made $37 million. A spokesman for Take-Two stated that the company "has a valid third-party license for the rights to use Roger Hill's likeness and the character of Cyrus in The Warriors video game and related marketing materials".
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who played Cyrus in the 1979 cult classic The Warriors. Hill has had parts in One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
and The Education of Sonny Carson
The Education of Sonny Carson
The Education of Sonny Carson is a 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson, who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison...
before The Warriors. He now works in a Manhattan business college library. In 2006, Hill filed a lawsuit of $250,000 against Take-Two for using his voice and depiction
Depiction
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in The Warriors video game.
The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors is a beat 'em up video game published by Rockstar Games. It was released on October 17, 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and February 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable. The game is based on the 1979 film, The Warriors...
He claimed that it would not have been difficult for Take-Two to pay, since the game made $37 million. A spokesman for Take-Two stated that the company "has a valid third-party license for the rights to use Roger Hill's likeness and the character of Cyrus in The Warriors video game and related marketing materials".